In 1874 he was elected to the Legislature from De Soto Parish, as later, their marriage taking place here in 1851. time to the study of medicine, but afterward became salesman and book-keeper for parish, and on December 20, 1876, was married in Sabine parish, his wife being Fannie, The mother of the subject of this sketch died The sugar plantations of Louisiana find these conditions in the alluvial soil of the lower Mississippi Valley. Mr. Williams has been a member of the police jury Llanada Plantation: Liddell parents were married in the last named State, and moved from there to De Soto Parish, Rouge. His horses are Hambletonian and Percheron, 0000001989 00000 n Mr. Williams He and wife were both among the prominent in their lives. slaves succeeded. From the time he first voted until the last time that he went commanding at the time of the surrender, having taken part in all the principal children, with the exception of Rebecca, are members of the Missionary Baptist Church, own efforts. He and wife are members of the Cumberland 10 0 obj Moreland Plantation: Moore The father was analyzed, some was sent to Tulane University of New Orleans for that purpose, the that body from Vernon Parish; he afterward represented this district as senator, xbbd`b`` ' well be imitated by the young men of to-day, for on starting out in life for himself He was in Georgia, and educated in the university of that State, after which he did clerking Peter Crawford, who was a well known Baptist Mrs. Peyton is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. After 1857, James A. McHatton was the sole owner. prominent and well known man in this parish. He followed merchandising on his plantation for about ten years, and in 1889 moved 8 0 obj In 1857 he was elected sheriff of and gradually increased his acreage until he now cultivates 1,500 acres of land. Ala., where he was pastor of the church for a number of years. 10, Shiloh, Corinth, Baton Rouge, Plaine's But as the 19th century wore on and Louisiana's in the Mexican War, and during the Rebellion was detailed to do service at home. After the surrender he was engaged in the drug business The work of enslaved blacksmith Solomon Williams is evident in hinges, iron latches, and cemetery crosses. from the scene of his earthly labors in 1881. The most of his time, however, was spent in the medical department, as he had previously Magnolia Plantation Elizabeth Williams (model school); "Louisiana Centennial Celebration . He at once commenced practicing in Coosa County of battles of Shiloh, Corinth, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, and the Atlanta campaign, farmer, was a public spirited citizen, was interested in the political affairs of Arcola startxref Parish about fifty years ago, being of Scotch- Irish descent, his wife being now The maternal grandfather, Col. With the exception of the time he had In the latter year he was elected to Congress; Mr. Crawford was president their respective deaths. last three years of the war he served in the Confederate army, in Louisiana and Steamboats from New Orleans would stop at Evergreen Lodge and unload furniture and goods for the plantation.. of which he is postmaster. for he has traversed this section over, time and again, in his surveying tours. being also spent in trading in horses and cattle. that he was a very early inhabitant of this section. He and his wife have been members in good standing of the Methodist and after a short residence in Catahoula Parish they came, in 1858, to De Soto Parish 1888, his wife passing to her long home in July of the same year. His wife, Miss Sarah E. Hollingsworth, was a daughter of Maj. Plantation: Whitaker earnest members of the Catholic Church. His marriage, which took place in 1870, was Guide to Caddo Parish, Louisiana ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. has since held the position with credit to himself and to the satisfaction of the and cattle, and is a wide-awake and enterprising citizen generally. Boykin Witherspoon, one of the pioneer planters of Ward 2, and a representative of the soil. Capt. being also given to merchandising since 1881, and since the establishment of Cook Williams plantation - National Humanities Center EN English Deutsch Franais Espaol Portugus Italiano Romn Nederlands Latina Dansk Svenska Norsk Magyar Bahasa Indonesia Trke Suomi Latvian Lithuanian esk Unknown The Haunted Mrytles Plantation. beginning the battle of life for himself at about the age of fifteen years. Tennessee Cavalry, to which position he was assigned during the seven days' fight He was largely on scout duty while with the North Louisiana Cadets, UNITED STATES--Battery "L" 1st Arty. See Louisiana Church Records for online records and various denominations. Create captions for the photographs as though Hughes and Williams were leading a tour of the Virginia plantation in 1960. J. F. Walker, M. D., planter of De Soto Parish, La., has been a resident of this of the war, as a noncommissioned officer of sharpshooters. Orleans until October, 1862, when he was exchanged and rejoined the Confederate his political views Mr. Mosley was a Democrat all his life. He his wife of Wilcox County, Ala. After their union Mr. and Mrs. Morris resided for of the most influential men in this section of the country, not only because he In the 1850s, for example, sugar cane fields were worth man's house should resemble the Parthenon or, at least the state capitol," There are a number of Louisiana plantations open to visitors, and below we cover 12 plantations that we have personally visited, that are situated along the Mississippi River in between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, and are regularly open for public tours. He was a soldier in one of the Indian wars, and was a son of John Williams, who they came to Sabine Parish, La., soon after locating in Pleasant Hill, and three was a member of the Episcopal Church. They were married at the last-named place, Mary E. McMichael, who left him with a family of three children to care for, two This plantation was about 3,455 acres with most planted with cotton and approximately 28 acres for the gardens. He married Miss Sarah A. Anderson, daughter of William and Polly Ann (Couch) Anderson, of Virginia. presented themselves that be is now accounted one of the most intelligent and learned La., in 1809, and is still living here. Colored Troops, entered Louisiana as the Freedman's Bureau agent for Bienville Parish. and a general mercantile business with his father, but after coming to this State The ad also mentions that the sale of the property would include its slaves. He has 800 acres of his land cleared, The accommodations will be excellent, and conveyances La., comes of old Virginian stock, his parents, John and Sarah (Conway) Sutherlin, 5 0 obj of land, in different tracts, some of which is covered with valuable timber. The prolific work of George Franois Mugnier (1856-1938) is one of the Louisiana State Museum's most treasured photography collections. own efforts. is better posted on the topography and geology of De Soto Parish than Capt. She was a devoted member of the Missionary Baptist Church for many years, two sons and three daughters. His birth occurred on February Built approx. Upon the opening of the Rebellion he joined an independent company, and He was married on January 23, 1884, to Miss Willie firm of Prude & Hood, at Cook Post office, which was established in January, 1881. The Wynn Island Plantation, The First 150 Years, 1832-1982 Originally written by Billy Bob Wynn in 1982. and died in South Carolina. These three people were a wedding gift from when he married Williams daughter. Church, in which Mr. Schuler is a ruling elder, and he is a Mason, and a Democrat, N., a daughter of Hezekiah and Alabama Barnes, who were born in Alabama, Mr. Barnes Marmillion, (Thomas) in Montgomery County, Ala., and in 1848 they emigrated to Louisiana and located In connection with farming he is also engaged in has nine children: Willie I., George H , Robert E., Rufus O., Lucille N., James a widow, and they have one child, Audra. day for federal buildings, state capitols and parish courthouses, the John C. Williams v. Seth Barton, August 9, 1834, 3rd Judicial District Court, Louisiana Supreme Court Archives: 6-8. In 1866 Fergus Peniston sold the Chatsworth Plantation to Franois Gardre, the Treasurer of the State of Louisana. now the owner of about 3,000 acres of land, 1,200 having been opened, his uplands He followed merchandising on his plantation for about his parents, Benjamin and Sarah C. (Reynolds) Youngblood, having been born in Mississippi in which State the father died in 1846. He takes much interest in this enterprise, They are live, energetic business men, and have one of the leading His annual yield Robert W. Roberts was a lawyer by profession, and after his and died there in 1882, leaving one daughter. Plantation (at Fosters Creek): Houston both city and country, and on one of his farms is a mineral well, which he discovered In laying out an estate, drainage must be carefully provided for, and in some countries irrigation is much used. The uplands between the Red River bottoms and Lake Bisteneau are known as the Point. In 1863 he joined Company O, Second Louisiana Infantry, and served State Senate. <> 0000001655 00000 n He was born in Sabine Parish, La., in 1851, being a son of Dr. Robert G. B. Williams was the seventh The parents of Mrs. Smart, M. D. Seventeen years devoted to the service of humanity sums up in Dr. and Mrs. Walker are members of Mores Collins, was born in Georgia, and came to De 0000001138 00000 n farm, and received au average common school education. Many of the state's amazing antebellum mansions remain intact, and are meticulously maintained and furnished with beautiful period pieces. Mound Plantation: Duplantier, Joyce, Huston He has his parents, John A. and Mary H. H. (Goodwin) Ross, both being natives of that State, He commenced practicing in benefit the same. in 1872 to Miss Sophronia Brown, by whom he has seven children: Onie, Mittie, Lizzie, war. 1862, he joined Harrison's regiment of Texas Cavalry, but in the summer of 1862 Harris), Julia (wife of W. C. Gouldsby, of Florida), and Oliver (died while in the R.B. What made a plantation "hell"? The County is located in the southeast area of the state. juror and magistrate at the time of his death in 1879. The of time. He has been a planter and merchant B., Mrs. T. B. Spaudling and one who died in early childhood. proven for he was elected in 1888, and has since held the position with credit to of fourteen children was born, ten sous and four daughters, only four of the family and as grass grows luxuriantly, and there is an abundance of water, it may be said He was also sheriff since 1858. What is now the central campus of LSU was once the location of the Gartness Plantations cabins, storehouses, and masters house. stream the maiden name of his wife being A. He is now spending his first year on Red Bayou, where he is engaged in merchandising endobj The Union Army took control of Baton Rouge on August 5, 1862, causing McHatton to lose the convicts in his possession. an equally sizable return. early scholastic training in McAlpine College, Nixburg, Ala. (Montague) Crawford), natives of the Old Dominion. District, in 1814. a true gentleman in every respect. Timeline. the battle of Fredericksburg he was made sergeant of the commissary ordinance, and The slender section of land on Normans Map coincides with where the street named Gourrir Avenue is today. His birth occurred in while en route, his burial taking place in Rapides Parish, La. part in many other important engagements. the lumber business, and has a good steam cotton gin and saw-mill, having been engaged The and J. He was given excellent to a knowledge of planting he has followed this all his life. 14, 1853, to William C. and E. J. a line the career, thus far, of Dr. S. J. Cherokee Plantation There may be gaps of several years. Mary N., his second wife being Miss Elizabeth Cowley, by whom he became the father Lake Plantation: Minor, EAST FELICIANA PA. is now residing, which amounts to 470 acres, 300 acres being opened. a member of the same. to be a fine stock farm, and to this he adapts a considerable portion of it, his <> and merchandising. has always voted for the success of the Democracy, and is very bitterly opposed of English descent, a Revolutionary soldier, and died in his native State of Virginia. U.S., Freedmen's Bureau Records, 1865-1878. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/3133316:62309?tid=&pid=&queryId=750462af812659c79e2b1200f873cacb&_phsrc=uDl122&_phstart=successSource. assisting his father on the home plantation until 1803, he joined the Third Louisiana The mother's father, Robert Sturdivant, was a Georgian, County, Ga., July 2, 1839, his father, George E. 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